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Gambling - Commission publish issue new 'quick guide' regarding Gaming Machines in Pubs
The Gambling Commission have today published a new quick guide regarding gaming machines in pubs. The advice summarises the automatic entitlement, categorises of machines and provides a particularly useful summary of the machine requirement...
Consultation: Review of the Security Industry Authority
The Government has today launched the previously promised review of the form and function of the Security Industry Authority (SIA). Although the review is open to all for comment, the Home Office is particularly interested to hear from those with...
Gambling - Deadline for Gaming Machine Consultation Approaches
Further to our article of 30th November regarding the launch of a consultation by the Gambling Commission regarding the citing of gaming machines, we wish to remind readers that the closing date for representations is 22nd February 2016. Initiall...
New Alcohol Guidelines Released
The Department of Health has released new guidelines as to the recommended drinking limits. This is the first full review of alcohol guidelines since 1995 and states that there is no such thing as a safe level of drinking. Additionally, the Guidan...
Regulation of Investigatory Powers: Codes of Practice
For those that are interested, there has today been published in the House of Commons Library an update on proposed Codes of Practice entitled “Regulation of Investigatory Powers” This covers, amongst other things, the investigatory p...
Temporary Event Notices – increase in premises allowances
A reminder that (with effect from 1 January 2016), the annual allowance for any one licensed premises increases from 12 TENs to 15 TENs in any one calendar year. All courtesy of section 68 of the Deregulation Act 2015.